The Somerset reporter., 1887-07-27
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS.
Hereafter the Sunday law VII De- en-
forced in WatcrNillc Druggist, have
been notified that nothing but medicine,
must bee >ol1 and thc sale Of sunday
papers VIII be limited To two hours.
Cigar, stores must b. CLOSED for the day
one OF the new features of tie first
report of the Bureau of Labor Stati>ti>c.
will be figures on the Panpers of the
State. their number, condition and cost
of support being given. Blanks are now
being sent out for this purpose In
quirieS from different sources about the
panperS or the State, have frcdu,nt y
been received. and no definite answer
could he returned as there was no way
Of obtaining the information.
Jones 4 Burrill are opening new slate
quarry about two miles east Of the Mcr-
rll quarry in the eastern part Of Barnard.
\ few of the workmen employed at the
Merrill quarry in Brownyllc, struck for
higher wages and quit work last Monday
The work ut the quarry i going on the
same as usual. however "a not enough
men have left to make any difference in
hlling the orders
IN Abbott woman has "A collection of
over 500 different pieces of candy 1t j.
well worth looking at.
BY accident rifle was d Schargrd iii
the Office OF the Maine Central Railroad
depot mt Burnham one day last week.
The bullet passed out through the walls
of the depot and imbedled itself in the
woodwork under the piazza of |. C.
l.ibby's house. But moment befor one
of Mr.. I.ibby's children had stood before
the very place where the bullet struck.
The new round top cars that have lately
been added to the regular express trains
to Bar ilarbor are proving very popular
on account of the improved ventilation
they afford. 1t is said that the new roof
is the invention of woman at the re-
quest of manufacturer of cars.
Complaint having been made that the
Boston x Maine takes oil more coupons
from 1000 mile tickets than actual miles
travelled by the official schedule, the
railroad commissioners decide that the
road has no right to do So
The Boston x Mount Desert limited ct-
press has been such success that the
Pullman Car Company has had built four
new cars to be added tn this tain. The
new cars are of the most elegant design
and workmanship, and cost SO, 900 each
Frank !. NevenS, clerk in the Office of
superintendent of the public building
now being erected at August was much
surprised Saturday evening when he re-
ceivcd notice of his removal and the APP
pointmcnt of Henry VI. Pishon, registered
letter clerk in the post Office, to that
position. \ party of Augusta Democrats
have been after his scalp for many
months, and no one SCENE to know what
for, unless it was because he was from
ont of the state. 1t is said they doubted
his fidelity to the Democratic party.
Forty-tivc years ago. reports the irgHS
MIR. John Head of Madison, seveniy-s Y
years old, swallowed IA large brass pin,
which had been working around in his
body until eight weeks ago
An East Jay correspondent of the Farm
ington ChroHicic claims that the champion
girl lives in that town. Miss Oracle
Brown, fifteen years old, got her fathers
oxen from the pa turc, yokcd them and
rot in small load Of hay without AS
sistance. Oracle is good scholar and n
little lady, too
The corner stone of the new Catholic
church in Lewiston, st. latr ck'S was
laid at four O'Clock Sunday by Bishop
IIealey. Father Conatc preached the
sermon. The church is on a large lot
east of the park purchased for S25 900
1t will he the largest and finest church
editce in the city when completed.
Much joy is expressed in Hancock
county over Governor B0dwcll'S instrnc-
lions to executive officers. Sheriff Fields
promptly closed all drinking places.
Good results are apparent
The dentists Of the Maine Dental Assoc
citation, to the number of about fifty, met
in annual convention al the Elmwood llo-
tel, Watcrville, the last session ending ut
noon on Wednesday. There was much
interest manifested and the meeting PROV
ell of great benefit to all participating
The following officers were elected to
serve for year
Presdcnt-B. NJ Hardy, Watcrville,
Vice prcsident-O. b. Braun, Portland
Secrctary-C. c Bryant Pittstleld.
Treasurer-E. j. Bryant, Augusta.
Librarian-J. W. Curtis, Brunswick.
1t was voted to hold the next meeting
in Portland
The Bangor lumber market remains ma
tcrialy unchanged, the demand for short
holding good at full prices.
The supply of logs coming through :hc
boomS Is barely sufficient to keep the saws
thus giving the log sellers an all
vantage over the manufacturers. The
outlook is that the entire cut of logs will
sell al fairly high prices.
Mr. George L. McCamn and Mr. Charles
II. Stackpolc of Auburn, have purchased
the Squirrel Island Squid and will con
tinue its publication, Mr.. McCann is
law student of Lewiston and MIR. Stack
pole is one of the corps Of instructors at
Edward Little High School, Auburn.
Senator Frye and wife expect TO sail
for New York, August 2nd They are
expected at Squirrel Island about the
middle of the month
They had a small sized fire in Water
willie Friday last, a stable and small barn
with seven tons of hay and several new
moving machines.
Three barns, the property of James
Lowry, three miles from iiouton. were
burned early last Wednesday morning
The fire is supposed to have been inte ldi-
airy, on account of information lately
given by Lowry against liquor sellers.
The loss is probably eight hundred dol
lars insured for three hundred.
Mr.. Burleigh Palmer, who lives near
Belgrade Depot, committed suicide Fri
day afternoon, by hanging himself to
spike driven over his bedroom door
Mrs. Palmer hal gone on an errand to a
neighbor's, and two grandchildren were
playing about the door-yard. >ir. Palmer
was found by the children, who c e
terribly frightened, and running to 4.
II. Mosher's, who lives near by. they told
him that their grandfather was dying.
Mr.. Mos her ran up and found Palmer
hanging in the doorway of his bedroom
He cut him down and sent at once for
DIR Reynolds. The doctor was soon
there, but although the body was still
warm, life was extinct. Mr.. Palmer has
been a great sufferer for several years,
and from disease for which there seemed
to be no help, and 1t is supposed he pre-
ferrcd to die rather than to suffer longer